SMU President R. Gerald Turner announced the formation of a Search Committee and the hiring of TurnkeyZRG to assist in selecting the University’s next Director of Athletics.
February 10, 2025
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SMU President R. Gerald Turner announced the formation of a Search Committee and the hiring of TurnkeyZRG to assist in selecting the University’s next Director of Athletics.
February 10, 2025
Hart will continue to serve in his role until a new leader is identified and on campus.
February 07, 2025
Bryan P. Stone, a 1992 SMU Ph.D. graduate and associate dean for academic affairs at Boston University School of Theology, will be the new dean of SMU’s Perkins School of Theology.
February 06, 2025
Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah joins SMU from Tulane University, where he is senior associate dean of academic affairs and professor of chemistry at its School of Science and Engineering.
December 19, 2024
As Dr. Turner concludes three decades of exceptional leadership and service, the Board of Trustees invited SMU’s longest-serving president to address graduates during spring commencement.
January 30, 2025
Following an extensive national search, the SMU Board of Trustees named Jay Hartzell the 11th SMU president, effective June 1, 2025.
January 07, 2025
International soloist Sean Lee performs all 24 of Paganini's infamously difficult caprices for solo violin, with additional piano accompaniment...